Asthma

These studies examine the protective effect of breastfeeding on asthma into childhood.

• Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Klopp, A, et al (2017). Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study, The Journal of Pediatrics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.012

• Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: a longitudinal birth cohort study

Azad, M, Vehling, L, Lu, Z, et al (2017). Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: a longitudinal birth cohort study. The European Respiratory Journal, doi: 10.1183/13993003.02019-2016.

• Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies

Lodge, C.J. et al (2015) Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica, Special Issue: Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health. Volume 104, Issue Supplement S467, pages 38-53.